Ukraine: Child killed, 12 injured in attacks on Russian cities

A part of Ukraine's capital Kyiv was left without power following the strikes.

The Kyiv Independent reported that the blasts were recorded around 2.30 am and then again at 3.30 am.

"From the explosions that just occurred — a ballistic missile attack is ongoing. Missiles, one after another, air defense is active," Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

According to reports, Kyiv's left bank was left without electricity.

The city's water supply was also affected by the strikes.

A residential building was destroyed in the attacks in Holosiivskyi district.

Meanwhile, in Zaporizhzhia, Russian strikes killed a 7-year-old boy and injured at least 3 others, officials told The Kyiv Independent.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is being pressurised to reach peace in the region.

"We support all global diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving peace in the Middle East, and we strongly expect that just pressure on Russia will bring peace to Ukraine and to our entire region as well. It is important that the leadership of the United States continue to be effective," he wrote on X.

Ukraine: Off-site power to be restored at nuclear plant

Meanwhile, following intensive consultations with the Russian Federation, a process has begun to restore external electricity to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director Rafael Mariano Grossi announced on Thursday in an update.

On 23 September, the ZNPP lost connection to the grid for the 10th time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022. Both sides blamed the damage on military activities.